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(11) EP 1 188 698 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/45

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/12

(21) Application number: 01122162.9

(22) Date of filing: 15.09.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65H 3/06, B65H 5/06, H04N 1/00, B65H 29/12
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 19.09.2000 JP 2000282865

(71) Applicant: PFU LIMITED
Kahoku-gun Ishikawa 929-1192 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Matsuda, Yasuhiro c/o PFU Limited
    Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa, 929-1192 (JP)

(74) Representative: Reichel, Wolfgang, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Reichel und Reichel Parkstrasse 13
60322 Frankfurt
60322 Frankfurt (DE)

   


(54) Paper feeding apparatus


(57) In a paper feeding apparatus including a feed roller (11) for supplying paper to an image reading position and a discharge roller (23) for discharging the paper, a load in the rotational direction is provided at the discharge roller for preventing the image reading turbulence at the time when the paper is separated from the feed roller.






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